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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (right), in discussion with Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport and Works, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (left), at the launch of Jamaica’s first electronic procurement portal, by the Ministry of Finance and Planning, at the Pegasus Hotel on July 31. At centre is Project Manager in the Finance and Planning Ministry, Mr. John M. Thompson.

Electronic Procurement System Launched

By: Denise Dennis, August 3, 2015

The Ministry of Finance and Planning has launched Jamaica’s first electronic procurement platform, which will significantly improve efficiency and transparency in the acquisition of goods, services and works. The E-Procurement...

) Minister with responsibility for the Public Service, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (left), is presented with a signed copy of the agreement formalizing the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) provision of approximately $11.7 million (US$100,000) in grant funding support for the Ministry’s Change Management Programme, by UNDP Country Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Arun Kashyap. The signing and presentation took place at the Ministry’s head office in Kingston, on Friday, July 31.

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Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Finance and Planning’s Financial Investigation Division (FID), Robin Sykes, is in discussion with Chairman of the Jamaica Association for Micro Financing (JAMFIN), Dr. Blossom O’Meally-Nelson; and Branditise.com Chief Executive Officer, Wayne Marsh. Occasion was JAMFIN’s quarterly meeting held on July 22 at the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Commerce Training Room in Kingston.

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Legislation being prepared for the regulation of microfinance firms will protect the sector against money laundering. Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Finance and Planning’s Financial Investigations Division (FID),...

By: Denise Dennis, July 27, 2015

Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (2nd left), listens to comments during Thursday’s (July 23) Trade Facilitation Task Force (TF2) meeting held at the New Kingston offices of the Ministry of Industry, Investment, and Commerce. Others (from left), are: TF2 Chair, Patricia Francis; Industry, Investment, and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton; and State Minister, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams.

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Deputy Financial Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Ann Marie Rhoden (left), and Director General, Dianne McIntosh (2nd left), are engaged in discussion with Asian Development Bank (ADB) Representative, Richard Prebble (right), following his arrival, along with a delegation from the multilateral financial institution, at the Norman Manley International Airport, in Kingston, on Sunday (July 19), for four-day visit from July 20 to 23. Listening keenly is ADB Pacific Private Sector Development Specialist, Laure Darcy.

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Progress in Performance of Public Enterprises – ADB Study

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Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), is greeted by Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Robert Ready, at the official launch of the Revenue Appeals Division (RAD) today (July 22), Ocean Boulevard, downtown Kingston. In background is Financial Secretary, Devon Rowe.

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Revenue Appeals Division Officially Launched

Aggrieved taxpayers can now avoid lengthy court sessions by having their disputes quickly resolved at the newly established Revenue Appeals Division (RAD). The division, located at the Office Centre Building,...

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House Approves Bill to Allow for Exchange of Financial Information

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Former Minister of State-Owned Enterprises in New Zealand, Hon. Richard Prebble (centre), emphasises a point at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (July 21). Others
(from left) are State-owned Enterprise Adviser to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Laure Darcy; and Deputy Financial Secretary with responsibility for Public Enterprises in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Ann-Marie Rhoden. The ADB team is in the island to present their report ‘Finding Balance 2014: Benchmarking the performance of State-Owned Enterprises in Island Countries’ to policy makers and senior executives of the Government of Jamaica.

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Former Minister of State Owned Enterprises in New Zealand, Hon. Richard Prebble (centre), speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on July 21. Others (from left) are: Co-Author of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) publication, ‘Finding Balance 2014: Benchmarking the performance of State-Owned Enterprises in Island Countries’, Miss Laure Darcy and Deputy Financial Secretary with responsibility for Public Enterprises in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Ann-Marie Rhoden (right). Mr. Prebble and Ms. Darcy are in Jamaica to present the findings of the report to Policy makers and Senior executives of the Government.

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Progress in Performance of Public Enterprises – ADB Study

Revenue Appeals Division Officially Launched

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Gov’t Looking To List Entities To Be Privatised On Jamaica Stock Exchange

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